Short Essay on Human Society – Human society is not only dynamic but also diverse. Differences are found between societies and within the same society among peoples and groups. In fact, society is based on the principle of difference. Society exhibits diversity because; people who constitute society themselves differ.
As the popular saying “all fingers are not equal’- all people are not alike. They do differ. Human beings differ from one another in their physical development, in their mental make-up, in their moral, spiritual temperament, in their noble work, intellectual endeavors, criminal activity, and so on.
The physical traits of people such as stature, skin, colour, height, weight, and texture of hair and its colour, structure of eyes, perimeter of the chest and so on do differ.
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Their psychological qualities such as intelligence, ability, aptitude, interest, taste, attitude, temperament, mental health, etc., also differ significantly. Similarly, groups also differ. Individuals differ because they reveal different personalities.
As G. W. All port, a noted psychologist, says, personality refers to “a person’s patterns of habits, attitudes, and traits which determine his adjustment to his environment”. Differences between personalities are obvious because each individual represents a unique combination of these physical and psychological traits or qualities.
What factors make every individual to develop his own physical and psychological traits? To make it more specific, what factors contribute to the development of human personality which is unique to every individual?